Manhunt Continues for Suspect That Rammed Car into Gate at Pittsburgh’s FBI Field Office – Twitchy

A manhunt is underway in Pittsburgh for a man accused of what the FBI is calling a terror attack on the agency’s Pittsburgh field office.

At approximately 2:40 am EST, the suspect rammed his car into the gate of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Field Office in the city’s South Side Neighborhood. The high-speed collision failed to breach the gate. The driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot after throwing an American flag over the fence.

BREAKING: Driver rams FBI Pittsburgh field office gate in targeted ‘act of terror,’ official says pic.twitter.com/QlVOrC7FR5

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 17, 2025

The suspect has been identified as Donald Henson of Penn Hills, PA, a suburban municipality that borders the East End of Pittsburgh.

Henson is still at large.

BREAKING UPDATE: The man accused of ramming his car into the entrance gate at the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office overnight has been identified as Donald Henson, of Penn Hills.

READ MORE: https://t.co/or9TharBw8 pic.twitter.com/2CfLdiiNh3

— KDKA (@KDKA) September 17, 2025

FBI Pittsburgh Assistant Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano updated local media outlets on the investigation. 

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“Right now, he is wanted in connection with this crime against the FBI,” Giordano said. “It is a federal offense and we will be seeking prosecution to the fullest extent.” 

The car the FBI says Henson used appeared to have some sort of message written on one of its side windows, which Giordano said investigators are still looking into and brought in a bomb squad to clear the vehicle.

The FBI says that Henson visited the Pittsburgh office recently.

“In scouring our indexes, we did find that he visited the field office a couple of weeks ago to make a complaint that didn’t make a whole lot of sense,” Giordano said. “We ran down everything that he came down with. It didn’t have a federal nexus. We contacted him to let him know there wasn’t a federal offense that we were able to charge.”

Anyone with information about Henson’s whereabouts is asked to call 911. 

There’s no indication that Henson is armed, but the FBI says he is believed to have a history of mental health issues and believed to be a former member of the military.

Officials are asking anyone who sees Henson to immediately call 911.

The public is asked to please call 911, call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or make a report online at https://t.co/AoP0WgKFiX. pic.twitter.com/OnO7gyhlel

— FBI Pittsburgh (@FBIPittsburgh) September 17, 2025

It’s not known if Henson is armed, and it’s not clear what he intended to do if he had successfully breached the security gate. A bag left in the car was cleared by the bomb squad. The FBI is considering the attack a targeted act of terror against the agency.

Terrifying news 😳 Hoping everyone at the FBI office is safe, this is why security can never be taken lightly.

— MosDef NG (@MosdefNG) September 17, 2025

There were no injuries reported.

Here we go again. Some people have lost their minds in this country.

— Mark Vandenberg (@MarkVandenberg) September 17, 2025

Scary times when even secure institutions like the FBI face such direct attacks. 😳🚨 A driver ramming into the Pittsburgh field office gate being called an ‘act of terror’ shows how unpredictable threats have become. Glad immediate response contained it—safety of people comes…

— Crikistaan (@crikistaan) September 17, 2025

The motive for the attack is not known or has not been released at this time.

This is a developing story. We’ll keep you updated.

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